Director of Science
Rochdale Sixth Form College
Rochdale, Greater Manchester
- Expired
- Salary:
- C£50,000
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2015
- Apply by:
- 18 April 2015
Job overview
A relocation package is available for candidates requiring it
The Director of Science role is an entirely new position for the College, as we seek to expand, lead and further strengthen our forward-looking Science provision. We are therefore looking for a talented, and passionate leader who will help develop the College as a centre of excellence for the sciences, developing and enhancing our reputation through innovative curriculum development, cutting-edge teaching and learning methods, using data effectively and encouraging a collegiate and stimulating environment for students and staff alike.
Science is a large department within the College – there are 260 students studying AS Biology and 213 studying AS Chemistry following the OCR specification in Chemistry and AQA in Biology. The College offers AQA Applied Science (Single and Double Award). There are projected to be twelve full-time staff in the department from September 2015, including Lead Practitioners. The College also offers AS/A2 Physics however, this subject area is line managed by the subject leader Maths and Physics.
The department enjoys well-equipped laboratories in a dedicated area within our superb new College.
This is an exciting opportunity for a bright and committed individual to lead an excellent and successful team in one of the UK’s most successful, progressive, and friendly and forward looking Colleges. We are fast building a reputation for offering excellent career development opportunities and we have an inspirational leadership team, helping to transform the prospects of our students.
The post would be ideal for anyone with successful A Level Chemistry or Biology experience (in sixth-form, GFE, or 11-18 schools with substantial experience of KS5), ambition and drive, and who sees a faculty leadership position as the next step in their career.
We offer:
- Full support from a dedicated, inspirational and approachable leadership team
- A collegiate approach to best practice, with a consultative yet inclusive style
- The opportunity to join a new, dynamic and successful Ofsted Grade ‘1’ College with a unique and forward-looking structure
- Dedicated career development and advice and a platform towards further career success.
Are you ambitious and exceptional, with a successful career in a College or school (maintained, academy or independent sector) with a substantial sixth-form?
If you believe that you can make the difference for the students of Rochdale and beyond, we’d love to hear from you.
About us:
A warm and welcoming community, Rochdale Sixth Form College is one of the UK’s newest and best-equipped Sixth Form Colleges, having opened in 2010. Despite being new, the College is incredibly successful. The College has been rated Britain’s Number One College for ‘A’ Level Progress in the Department for Education Performance Tables for both of the last two years. The College is graded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, and achieved a 99% pass rate in 2014 for the third year in succession, with 14% of students progressing to prestigious courses at Russell Group Universities, and 32% of those going on to study STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects. The College is also successful with the EPQ, and around 75% of our Extended Projects are science-based. The College is a National Support School, the Principal a National Leader in Education and the College has been designated an academy sponsor.
With currently around 1370 students on roll, and with world-class, purpose built facilities in our £26m new-build campus, Rochdale Sixth Form College is an excellent place to work and continue your career. The College is also easy to get to. We are linked closely to the main motorway network, and the College is easily commutable from the whole of Greater Manchester as well as most of the North West, and South Yorkshire.
The closing date for applications is 11pm on Saturday 18th April 2015.
Shortlisting will take place on 20th April 2015.
Interviews are scheduled for Friday 24th April 2015.
Application forms and further details are available from our advisers, ASDTi at www.rochdalesfc.co.uk by email at gm@asdti.com or by telephoning 01457 851407. Please do not contact the college directly about the vacancy.
Rochdale Sixth Form College is committed to, and actively promotes, equal opportunities for all its students and staff. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
About Rochdale Sixth Form College
- Rochdale Sixth Form College
- College Road, Rochdale
- Lancashire
- OL12 6HY
- United Kingdom
The College opened in September 2010 as the newest sixth form college in the UK and the first to be built since 2004. With world class facilities, the £26 million College is purpose built and currently accommodates circa. 1650 students
The college has had a transformative impact on young people’s lives and life chances. In 2013 Ofsted graded us ‘outstanding’; at the time we were only the second sixth form college to have gained this accolade. Additionally, we have been the highest performing sixth form college in the Department for Education’s performance tables on five separate occasions, most recently in 2017/18.
The College was set up to address the A Level underachievement in the Borough. Prior to 2010 the A Level performance in Rochdale was poor and had very low progression rates to HE.
The College is committed to inclusive entry requirements and achieves extremely good value added scores as evidenced in Performance Tables and the ALPs scores. The College has excellent retention rates and average attendance is just over 95%.
The curriculum at the College is A Level focused with a small number of students following a mixed programme of a BTEC Sub Diploma alongside one A Level. Students who are yet to achieve a pass at Grade 4 or above in GCSE Maths and English are required to resit until they secure the required grade.
Given the prior attainment level of RSFC students, it is a huge strength of the College that we achieve excellent progression rates to higher education. The whole RSFC project has been a wonderful advert for social mobility. Students apply across the board to Oxford and Cambridge, Russell Group and the wider group of HE providers.
The College works with students not applying to HE to ensure they have the opportunity to progress on to appropriate apprenticeships and employment opportunities.
RSFC has very strong working relationships with local schools and the local GFE provider. The College Principal/CEO sits on the Pioneers Trust with local secondary headteachers and the College is also a key member of NWSFC (North West Sixth Form College group); SFCA (Sixth Form College Association) and the AOC (Association of Colleges).
The College estate is in outstanding condition and there has been significant investment in capital works to create an outstanding physical learning environment and student facilities. The financial health of the College is rated as outstanding.
We have a clear mission and central purpose to help students realise their academic potential. The College believes that every young person has it within themselves to succeed and will devote itself to improving student achievement. The College is an inclusive Sixth Form College. The students at RSFC study in a highly positive environment, and staff continuously build self-confidence and self-belief in students. Aspirations for the trajectory of improvement are high and the College focuses upon creating happy and successful students. The College has high expectations of students and staff. The drive is for the quality of teaching to be outstanding day in and day out, together with a support and guidance structure that powerfully focuses upon the individual student.
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